Calendar ATBs by Titbelsoeur

Hello happy crafters ! Today I want to share with you the way I made a perpetual calendar with 4 blocks :

I found the template here but I am sure you will find some anywhere on the internet. 

Sorry for the bad pictures, there was very few light in my room when I made these blocks. 

I cut 24 2'x2' squares from a scrapbook paper. Did some ink tests and decided to use Antique Linen, Buldled Sage and Tumbled Glass distress inks :

 Here are some squares  stamped with butterflies, watches, postcard and Ephemera

I then stamped numbers and months with black Archival, and glued the squares on to the template :

 Fold and glue, and.... tadamm ! here they are :

Thanks so much for stopping by,

your comments are very much appreciated.

Don't forget to participate in our monthly challenge to win some fabulous Artistic Stamper stamps.

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Dance to the Music by Alison (Craftytrog)

Hello Stampers! I have a painty tag to share with you today.

This tag started off when I used up some paints that were left on my craft mat after another project. There was black, white & some blue Fresco Finish paints in the mix.

I used some distress inks, picked raspberry & spiced marmalade, to ink the tag, then knocked the colours back by using a brayer to apply snowflake FF paint. After that, I sponged some bora bora FF paint through a Crafter's Workshop stencil.

Here's how it looked at this stage...

I stamped the outline dancer & the phrase from Sioux Jenney's Dance Plate, onto glossy card, using jet black archival ink, then cut them out. I stamped the dancer again, onto a Gelli print painted scrap, cut out just the tutu, then stamped the 'Dance' bodice on another scrap & cut that out too. I glued the bodice & tutu onto the dancer, then glued her to the tag with glossy accents.

I stamped the ruler from Ephemera Plate 1 down the left side of the tag, then stamped 'perfectly fitted' on the bottom edge. I added a few words from the Dance Plate, then finished off by stapling some gingham ribbon & the cut out 'Dance' phrase to the top of the tag.

I hope you like my tag,

thanks for visiting,

Alison xxx

Urgent! by france papillon

Hi all!

I thought i wouldn't be much of a guest, if i didn't play along with the current challenge, 

which is to alter something.

This little bag contained my hubby's latest Christmas gift 

(yep, that's how long i've had it around to do something with it).

And this is what i turned it into:

First i applied a layer of gesso over it and cut out fitting pieces of cardboard out of an empty packaging. These pieces of cardboard were used to reinforce the little bag so that it would keep a nice shape once glued inside. To make them look less 'packaging like', i applied Vintage Photo Distress Ink on the edges.

I made a drawer to put inside the bag: i cut the pieces out of the backcover of a watercolor paper block (which is 2mm cardboard).

I simply glued them together...

...and reinforced the structure with gommed kraft. I dressed up the inside with kraft cardstock.

I added some stamping using the Ephemera stamp set using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and Black Jet Archival Ink.

When i came back to my studio the next morning, i had a bit of a surprise: the gesso and the layer of paint i applied on the bag didn't adhere to it. Only thing left to do was to peel it off... and search for a solution: i needed color that would stick to this non poreous paper bag...

 Adirondack Alcohol ink!!! That did the trick!

I blended Cloudy Blue, Sailboat Blue, Eggplant, Ginger, Latte and Caramel.

I stamped some of the Ephemera and the Air Mail stamp set onto a BoBunny paper scrap (12"Midnight Frost Crystals) and on a strip of kraft cardstock with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and Black Jet Archival Ink. 

 And guess what: it's the perfect fit for atc's! 

Your turn now, go! Go alter something! 

xx

france

Cards by Titbelsoeur

Salut les copines !

Today I wanted to show you some simple cards, very easy and quick to do, so why won't you do the same, eh ?

To do it, I have used a card and a piece of strong paper like Bazzill or whatever.

I have used the Ephemera stamp set and this Gibson girl I can't help but stamping it everywhere !

And with -quite - the same stamps and papers I have made - quite - the same cards :

Other stamps :

Cogs background and Chicken wire background

I hope you like my cards,

thanks for stopping by, 

I am looking forward to reading your comments ! 

See you again soon...

Titbelsoeur